Legal Opinion

Webb v. Webb

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1980No. 35703PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

This case calls for an interpretation of certain provisions of Georgia’s Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, Code Ann. § 74-501 et seq. The mother appeals an order of the Superior Court of Berrien County modifying a previous final decree of divorce by changing custody from the mother to the father. The court also denied the mother’s counterclaim for contempt and her application for a writ of habeas corpus.

The evidence authorized a finding that subsequent to the entrance of a final decree of divorce entered in Berrien County September 22, 1977, giving custody of the minor…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mallette v. MalletteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  2. Wrede v. BeukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Betty Braaten Flood v. Gerald C. BraatenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  2. Webb v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. State Ex Rel. Grape v. ZachNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Matter of Custody of RossOregon Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Yearta v. ScrogginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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